ADDITIONS, 



sey, &.C. Flowering" in May. Flowers small and white . 

 Lycopsis vir^-iraca ? Ph. 



.p. 164. Cynanchnm angnstifoUiim is the Lyorda mariilma of Mr. 

 Elliott; but is it sufnciently distinct from this genus ? 



p. I67. AscJepias loiigifolia and perhaps also .?. riridifora, Ph. 

 constitute the genus Acerates proposed by Mr. Elliott, and 

 characterised solely by the absence of tlve arista or little 

 horn, common to the segments of the Icpanthium in the 

 other species of Asclepias. 



p. 170. Stylandra is the Podastigma of Mr. Elliott, published 

 since the printing of this article. 



p. 189. (Enanthe; — the American species accord precisely with 

 Phelandnum and oug-ht with that species to form a distinct 

 section in the genus- (E. fUformis of Walter now describ- 

 ed by Mr. Elliott, p. 354, producing- both a general and 

 partial involucrum, can scarcely appertain to CEnanihe. 



p. 252. after No. 36.5. add ELLIOTTIA. Muhlenberg. 

 Caiix 4-toothed, inferior. Corolla deeply 4 -parted. 

 Stigma subclavate, entire. Cafifiule 4-celied ? 



A virgately branchini; shrub with alternate entire leaves, 

 and flowers in terminal racemes; corolla almost tetrapeta- 

 lous. A genus nearly allied to Cletlua- 



p. 270. after No. 386, add SCHVVEINITZ! A. El- 

 liott. — Calix 5 -leaved, leaflets concuve, equal with 

 the corolla. Corolla monopetalous, campanulate, 

 border o-cleft. A 5 cleft ncctarium at tlie hase of 

 the corolla. Anthers adnata to the fiianKius, 1- 

 celledj opening from the inverted base by 2 naked 

 pores. Stigma subglobose, closed, internally 5-cieft. 

 Ca/isule 5 -celled ? Seed .... 



A small herbaceous, and probably parasitic plant, des- 

 titute of proper leaves and verdure, scape squaniose; flow- 

 ers terminally ag-Tegated, sessile, bracteate; bractcs large. 

 Natural Order MoNOXROPEiE, and proximately allied to 

 Ptevospora. Hab. " In rich shaded woods, in Stokes coun- 

 ty. North Carolir-a." Flowering in February and March. 

 Flowers odorous, redd'.sh-white. v. s. In Herb. Collins. 

 T>.282. Baptisia *lencopi\jca, appears to be jK. bracteolata, of Eb 

 ' * Uott, p. 469. published since the printing of this article. 

 Vol. II.— p. 43. LiNDERNiA tennifoUa, cultivated by Dr. Ives, 

 germinates with 2 filiformly linear cotyledones. v. i^. With 

 Z. Collins, csqr. 



